HOT TOPIC: 9/11 gift -- right or wrong?

Early on the morning of 9/11, Kelli Wong walked outside of her Victoria Lane home to get the newspaper. She noticed that someone had placed a small American flag in her yard.

Looking down the street, she saw that each house had one, too. She was overwhelmed.

"It was so touching that I welled up with tears," she said. "Someone took the time out of his or her life to do something kind for each of us on this street."

Wong wonders who left the flags, but doesn't mind the anonymity.

"It wasn't from a Realtor or salesperson or anyone with an agenda, just someone with a true American spirit of patriotism."

Wong's story was posted on the towns.com website, and although the do-gooder didn't step forward, a bunch of readers spoke their minds. Here's what they had to say. Add your opinion at windsor.towns.pressdemocrat.com:

Nice to see that there will always be people who act out of kindness. -- Kai

How is this an "act of patriotism"? Patriotism is challenging the government when it oversteps its authority. Sticking little flags in the ground? If someone did that in front of my house, I would remove it. -- David Hughes

Awesome. I wish I had neighbors like that. I'm surrounded by nihilistic leftists. -- Cate

Trespassing Neighbors. -- Icysurfer

"Nihilistic leftists" is categorizing and stereotyping. That's what's wrong with our politics. We share common concerns, and we need to work together to find the solutions. -- Concon